Four-game sweep, batches!

I figured the Tribe had a chance to play well against the Tigers this weekend, but a four-game sweep? Never would have guessed that.

Yesterday's 7-2 win was particularly satisfying, in part because of Jhonny Peralta's extremely unlikely inside-the-park home run, which came in his first at-bat upon returning to the lineup after missing three games with the flu. I don't know about you, but I don't usually feel like running 120 yards at top speed when I'm getting over the flu—and Peralta's probably no faster than I am. He did get an assist from the bullpen door, which opened when Detroit's Ryan Raburn crashed into it in a vain attempt to catch Peralta's ball on the fly. Raburn subsequently landed on his petoot, and was unable to get up in time to make a play. I've often said that when you watch a baseball game, the chances are excellent that you'll see something you've never seen before, and that was one of those moments.

Jeanmar Gomez won his major-league debut yesterday, and was better than anyone had a right to expect. Dude was lights-out, going seven innings and giving up two unearned runs on just five hits. He walked one and struck out four. Gomez is a home-grown prospect, having signed with the Indians as an undrafted free agent out of Venezuela in 2006. His career ERA is 0.00. I'm pretty confident he won't keep that up, but he sure showed a lot of promise. Gomez only started that game because Saturday's doubleheader threw off the rotation, and he got sent back to Columbus after the game—but barring injury, we'll surely see him again this year, and probably very soon.

Sunday's victory followed a pair of one-run wins in Saturday's twinbill, necessitated by a May rainout; those, in turn, followed an easy 8-2 win on Friday night. And the Indians, who went a dismal 34-54 before the All-Star break, are now 4-0 since the break. If they can win all their games after the break, they'll finish 108-54. I think I'll order World Series tickets right now.